1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice finding real solutions to a polynomial by graphing on the graphing calculator then using these solutions and polynomial division to find the remaining imaginary solutions.

The remainder or the period students were shown how to use “The Box” to perform polynomial division.  “The Box” is one method to expand the product of two polynomials.

Hwk #31      was assigned.  Due date is still to be determined.

Sec 6-3,     Page 324,   Problems 11, 12, 23, 28, 29, 43, 44

For #23 use long division or division with the box

For 28 and 29 use the Remainder Theorem only.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 1-10-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 1-10-17

4th Hour:

Bellwork gave students a method to  multiply two matrices by hand.

The remainder of the period students were given more practice multiplying matrices by hand (Sec 4-3).  Students were also introduced to the concepts of the Indentity matrix, the Determinant of a matrix, and the Inverse of a matrix.

Hwk #23 was made available to the students.  Due date for this homework is still to be determined.  Practice Sheet, solving matrix equations.

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Alg 2A 4t hr Bellwork with answers 1-10-17

Alg 2A Hwk #23

Alg 2A 4th Hour Classnotes 1-10-17

5th Hour:

Bellwork gave students practice on using the graphing calculator to perform matrix operations.

The remainder of the period we began discussing matrix multiplication (Sec 4-3).

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Alg 2A 5th hr Bellwork with answers 1-10-17

Alg 2A 5th Hour Classnotes 1-10-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on SAT-type math questions.

Hwk #30 is due today.

The packet of work from over break is also due today.

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on Sec 6-3.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 1-9-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 1-9-17

4th Hour:

Bellwork reviewed using the graphing calculator to perform matrix operations and solve some matrix equations.

The packet of work from over break is also due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 4-3, Matrix Multiplication.

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Alg 2A 4th Hour Classnotes 1-9-17

Alg 2A 4th Hr Bellwork with answers 1-9-17

5th Hour:

Bellwork gave students some practice on some logic questions.

Hwk #22 is due today.

The packet of work from over break is also due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed Sec 4-2, Adding and Subtracting Matrices.  We also discussed scalar multiplication and how to enter matrices on a graphing calculator and then perform matrix operations.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2A 5th Hr Bellwork with answers 1-9-17

Alg 2A 5th Hour Classnotes 1-9-17

Click on the link below for the answers to the work over break for both Alg 2A and Honors Alg 2.  You still must show your work to receive credit for this assignment.

Work over Winter Break Answers

Hon Alg 2:

There was a typo for #2 (d) on Sec 5-5.  The problem should be 12x^2 + 16x = 28.  Sorry for the mistake.

For both Hon Alg 2 and Alg 2A students:

I will post solutions in the next day or two.  You still need to show work for all problems to receive full credit.

All students were given work to due over break.  This work is due on Monday, January 9, 2017.  Students should show their work and make it neat and organized, circling their answers.

Click on the links below for copies of the work for both Honors Alg 2 and Alg 2A:

Hon Alg 2 Work for over Break

Alg 2A Work for over Break

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork introduced to the students some logic problems, one which involves math and one that doesn’t.

The remainder of the period we continued to discuss Sec 6-3, Polynomial Division.

Hwk #30 is due on Monday, Jan. 9.  Sec 6-3

Page 324.   Problems 9, 10, 37-41

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork 12-22-16

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 12-22-16

4th Hour:

Bellwork gave students some more practice with logic problems.  The first two are examples of problems that can be solved using a Systematic List.

Hwk #22 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 4-2, Matrix Addition and Subtraction.  We also began discussing Sec 4-3, Matrix Multiplication.

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Alg 2A Bellwork 4th hour 12-22-16

Alg 2A 4th Hour Classnotes 12-22-16

5th Hour:

Bellwork gave students more practice with logic problems.

Hwk #21 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 4-2, Matrix Addition and Subtraction.

Hwk #22 is due on Monday, January 9.     Sec 4-2

Page 178.   Problems 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 16, 19, 20, 32

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Alg 2A Bellwork 5th hour 12-22-16

Alg 2A 5th Hour Classnotes 12-22-16

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on SAT type math questions.

The Classwork sheet from yesterday is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 6-3, Polynomial Division.

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 12-21-16

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 12-21-16

4th Hour:

Bellwork posed some logic questions for the students to work on.

Hwk #21 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 4-2, Matrix Addition and Subtraction.

Hwk #22 is due tomorrow.    Sec 4-2.

Page 178.     Problems 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 16, 19, 20, 32

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Alg 2A 4th Hour Bellwork with answers 12-21-16

Alg 2A 4th Hour Classnotes 12-21-16

5th Hour:

Bellwork gave students practice organizing data with matrices and answering questions about those matrices (Sec 4-1).

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 4-1, Organizing Data with Matrices, and began our discussion of Sec 4-2, Matrix Addition and Subtraction.

Hwk #21 is due tomorrow.            Sec 4-1

Page 172.          Problems 20-28

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Alg 2A 5th Hour Bellwork with answers 12-21-16

Alg 2A 5th Hour Classnotes 12-21-16

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

No Bellwork today, students took the Quiz over Sections 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

Students were given a Classwork Sheet to complete and turn in tomorrow.  This sheet introduced them to Polynomial Long Division (Sec 6-3).

Click on the link below for a copy of this Classwork Sheet:

Hon Alg 2 Classwork 12-20-16

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on some logic problems, one that involved multiplication.  Click on the link below for a copy of today’s bellwork:

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 12-20-16

4th Hour:

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 4-1 (Organizing Data into Matrices) and began discussing Sec 4-2 (Adding and Subtracting Matrices).

Hwk #21 is due tomorrow.   Sec 4-1

Page 172.         Problems 20-28

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Alg 2A 4th Hour Classnotes 12-20-16

5th Hour:

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 4-1, Organizing Data into Matrices.

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Alg 2A 5th Hour Classnotes 12-20-16

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed for tomorrow’s Chapter 6 Quiz.

Hwk #29 is due today.

The remainder of the period students were given questions to answer in preparation for tomorrow’s quiz.

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 12-19-16

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 12-19-16

4th Hour:

Bellwork asked students to solve a puzzle that asked them to match a design made out of an index card.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 4-1, Organizing Data into Matrices.

Hwk #21 is due on Wednesday.    Sec 4-1

Page 172.   Problems 20-28.

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Alg 2A 4th Hour Classnotes 12-19-16

5th Hour:

No bellwork today students took the test over Chapter 3.

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice using the graphing calculator to find all real real solutions to polynomial equations.

Hwk #28 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 6-4 by practicing factoring of the sum and difference of perfect cubes.  Students also learned how to find all solutions after they’ve factored the sum and difference of perfect cubes.

Hwk #29 is due on Monday, December 19.    Sec 6-4

Page 330.  Problems 12, 14, 16, 48, 54, 57

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 12-16-16

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 12-16-16

4th & 5th Hours:

4th Hour:  No bellwork today, students took the test over Chapter 3.

5th Hour:  Bellwork reviewed for Monday’s test of Chapter 3.  The remainder of the period students were given some addition review for Monday’s test.

Click on the links below for a copy of 5th hours Bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 12-16-16

Alg 2A Classnotes 12-16-16